diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/mesos/MesosSchedulerBackend.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/mesos/MesosSchedulerBackend.scala
index ff8356f67681e6be8cfea577b5193e31ff9d520a..f08b19e6782e37178d8bc325cd2329594b4e66fb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/mesos/MesosSchedulerBackend.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/cluster/mesos/MesosSchedulerBackend.scala
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ private[spark] class MesosSchedulerBackend(
   override def reregistered(d: SchedulerDriver, masterInfo: MasterInfo) {}
 
   /**
-   * Method called by Mesos to offer resources on slaves. We resond by asking our active task sets
+   * Method called by Mesos to offer resources on slaves. We respond by asking our active task sets
    * for tasks in order of priority. We fill each node with tasks in a round-robin manner so that
    * tasks are balanced across the cluster.
    */